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Ancestors do not mean so much. The rebel who succeeds generally makes it easier for the posterity that follows him; so these descendants are usually contented and smug and soft. Rebels are made from life, not ancestors.

Clarence Darrow

Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
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Himself Lying Need
The most human thing we can do is comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
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Afflict Comfortable Compassionate Human
Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies I give away.
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Book Hope Myself Royal Writing
It must always be remembered that all laws are naturally and inevitably evolved by the strongest force in a community, and in the last analysis made for the protection of the dominant class.
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Class Community Domination Law Myself Natural Protection Remember
In spite of all the yearnings of men, no one can produce a single fact or reason to support the belief in God and in personal immortality.
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God Immortal Man Personal Production
You can only be free if I am free.
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Freedom Myself One Liner
You can’t get to a pleasant place to be at unless you use pleasant methods to get there. When you are dealing with a human society the means is fully as important as the end.
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End Human Important Method Place Society
Autobiography is never entirely true. No one can get the right perspective on himself. Every fact is colored by imagination and dream.
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Dreams Fact Forever Imagination Perspective Right True
In order to have enough freedom, it is necessary to have too much.
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Enough Freedom Necessary Order
I don’t believe in God because I don’t believe in Mother Goose.
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Believe God Mom Myself
The audience that storms the box-office of the theater to gain entrance to a sensational show is small and sleepy compared with the throng that crashes the courthouse door when something concerning real life and death is to be laid bare to the public.
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Audience Compare Death Life Public Reality Small Theatre
The fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Death Fear God Investigation Study Wisdom
The truth is that brains have little to do with either the making or accumulating of money.
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Brain Creation Money Truth
I am not afraid of any god in the universe who would send me or any other man or woman to hell. If there were such a being, he would not be a god; he would be a devil.
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Afraid Devil God Man Universe Woman
Nothing is so loved by tyrants as obedient subjects.
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Love Obedience Subject
The purpose of life is to live it.
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Life Live One Liner Purpose

Ancestors do not mean so much. The rebel who succeeds generally makes it easier for the posterity that follows him; so these descendants are usually contented and smug and soft. Rebels are made from life, not ancestors.

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Ancestors do not mean so much. The rebel who succeeds generally makes it easier for the posterity that follows him; so these descendants are usually contented and smug and soft. Rebels are made from life, not ancestors.

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